形容詞 widespread:

1. widely circulated or diffused
2. distributed over a considerable extent
   同義詞：far-flung

1. The high cost prohibits the widespread use of the drug.
   該藥昂貴而影響廣泛應用。
2. Widespread flooding is affecting large areas of Devon.
   洪水泛濫，淹沒了德文郡的廣大地區(qū)。
3. The Government acted quickly to relieve the widespread distress caused by the earthquake.
   地震造成廣泛地區(qū)的災難，政府迅速采取行動賑濟災民。
4. The new laws gained widespread acceptance.
   新法例廣獲贊同。
5. English is more widespread and more used in international intercourse than German.
   英語在國際交往中比德語使用得更為廣泛。
6. The news of the radiation leak caused widespread public alarm.
   輻射泄露的消息引起了公眾的普遍恐慌。
7. The forests are widespread in our country.
   我們的國家森林分布很廣。

wide.spread

adj.（形容詞）
Spread or scattered over a considerable extent:
分布廣泛的，傳得很廣的：分布或散播到一個相當廣的范圍：
例句：
widespread fallout from a nuclear explosion.
核爆炸后散布很廣的放射性墜塵

Occurring or accepted widely:
普遍的：在許多情況下發(fā)生的，被廣泛接受的：
例句：
a widespread misunderstanding.
一種普遍的誤解